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| Wolfgang's Vault - You won't believe this... [message #70168] |
Sun, 09 July 2006 22:48  |
DC
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http://www.wolfgangsvault.com
Wolfgang Grajonca, aka Bill Graham, was a notorious obsessive. But
he loved what he did, and we are now all his beneficiaries because
one of his obsessions was that he kept everything from all his
shows. Everything.
It was all stashed in a warehouse; nobody even knew what was
there, and after Graham died in a helicopter crash in 1991 nobody
knew what to do with it, or didn't want to invest the time to find out
what was there. After passing thru several owners, businessman &
music fan Bill Sagan bought the whole 'mess' for about $1.5 million.
It was piled over 25 feet high in that warehouse. It took
TWENTY-FIVE tractor trailer rigs to carry it all to its new home
where Sagan began digging thru and cataloging what he'd bought.
He found:
Original Contracts signed by the artists
Mint condition super-rare posters; some worth $15k each today
Handbills
Unused tickets
Over a million slides, negatives and photographs.
Then one day while poking thru it Sagan found what he'd never even
dreamed of: Bill Graham had even saved the concerts themselves.
He'd made video & high res audio recordings of thousands of shows!
Sagan is not even sure, but it might be over 7,000 recordings in
number.
He is selling some of it thru the above website. He is also making
available "Vault Radio" where you can click on the link and listen
(free) to some of those recordings in a rotation that includes dozens
of those recordings.
Just click on "vault radio" Priceless....
DC
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| Re: Wolfgang's Vault - You won't believe this... [message #70175 is a reply to message #70168] |
Mon, 10 July 2006 08:23  |
Deej [1]
Messages: 2149
Registered: January 2006
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There are come cool Armadillo World Headquarters posters/memorabilia there
too. One of the Armadillo artists was a runnin' buddy of mine for many years
and after Lowell George died, we used to channel him on a regular basis with
the aid of old tapes and certain esoteric substances.
;o)
"DC" <dc@spammersonmars.org> wrote in message news:44b1ea33$1@linux...
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> http://www.wolfgangsvault.com
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> Wolfgang Grajonca, aka Bill Graham, was a notorious obsessive. But
> he loved what he did, and we are now all his beneficiaries because
> one of his obsessions was that he kept everything from all his
> shows. Everything.
>
> It was all stashed in a warehouse; nobody even knew what was
> there, and after Graham died in a helicopter crash in 1991 nobody
> knew what to do with it, or didn't want to invest the time to find out
> what was there. After passing thru several owners, businessman &
> music fan Bill Sagan bought the whole 'mess' for about $1.5 million.
> It was piled over 25 feet high in that warehouse. It took
> TWENTY-FIVE tractor trailer rigs to carry it all to its new home
> where Sagan began digging thru and cataloging what he'd bought.
>
> He found:
>
>
> Original Contracts signed by the artists
> Mint condition super-rare posters; some worth $15k each today
> Handbills
> Unused tickets
> Over a million slides, negatives and photographs.
>
> Then one day while poking thru it Sagan found what he'd never even
> dreamed of: Bill Graham had even saved the concerts themselves.
> He'd made video & high res audio recordings of thousands of shows!
> Sagan is not even sure, but it might be over 7,000 recordings in
> number.
>
> He is selling some of it thru the above website. He is also making
> available "Vault Radio" where you can click on the link and listen
> (free) to some of those recordings in a rotation that includes dozens
> of those recordings.
>
> Just click on "vault radio" Priceless....
>
> DC
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| Re: Wolfgang's Vault - You won't believe this... [message #70266 is a reply to message #70168] |
Wed, 12 July 2006 14:58 |
Larry Hogan
Messages: 17
Registered: June 2005
Location: Upstate New York
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VERY cool, DC! Thanks so much for the post. Bookmarked prominently, and I'm
already groovin' (once again) to those fabulous sounds of days gone by.
:-)
Cheers,
Larry Hogan
"DC" <dc@spammersonmars.org> wrote:
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>http://www.wolfgangsvault.com
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>Wolfgang Grajonca, aka Bill Graham, was a notorious obsessive. But
>he loved what he did, and we are now all his beneficiaries because
>one of his obsessions was that he kept everything from all his
>shows. Everything.
>
>It was all stashed in a warehouse; nobody even knew what was
>there, and after Graham died in a helicopter crash in 1991 nobody
>knew what to do with it, or didn't want to invest the time to find out
>what was there. After passing thru several owners, businessman &
>music fan Bill Sagan bought the whole 'mess' for about $1.5 million.
>It was piled over 25 feet high in that warehouse. It took
>TWENTY-FIVE tractor trailer rigs to carry it all to its new home
>where Sagan began digging thru and cataloging what he'd bought.
>
>He found:
>
>
>Original Contracts signed by the artists
>Handbills
>Unused tickets
>Over a million slides, negatives and photographs.
>
>Then one day while poking thru it Sagan found what he'd never even
>dreamed of: Bill Graham had even saved the concerts themselves.
>He'd made video & high res audio recordings of thousands of shows!
>Sagan is not even sure, but it might be over 7,000 recordings in
>number.
>
>He is selling some of it thru the above website. He is also making
>available "Vault Radio" where you can click on the link and listen
>(free) to some of those recordings in a rotation that includes dozens
>of those recordings.
>
>Just click on "vault radio" Priceless....
>
>DC
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| Re: Wolfgang's Vault - You won't believe this... [message #70267 is a reply to message #70266] |
Wed, 12 July 2006 15:03 |
DC
Messages: 722
Registered: July 2005
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I was amazind at how good some of the tracks sounded too.
I wonder who is doing the resto and transfer for them.
I heard Hendrix the other day!
DC
"Larry Hogan" <ooglybong@nycap.rr.com> wrote:
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>VERY cool, DC! Thanks so much for the post. Bookmarked prominently, and
I'm
>already groovin' (once again) to those fabulous sounds of days gone by.
>:-)
>
>Cheers,
>Larry Hogan
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>"DC" <dc@spammersonmars.org> wrote:
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>>http://www.wolfgangsvault.com
>>
>>Wolfgang Grajonca, aka Bill Graham, was a notorious obsessive. But
>>he loved what he did, and we are now all his beneficiaries because
>>one of his obsessions was that he kept everything from all his
>>shows. Everything.
>>
>>It was all stashed in a warehouse; nobody even knew what was
>>there, and after Graham died in a helicopter crash in 1991 nobody
>>knew what to do with it, or didn't want to invest the time to find out
>>what was there. After passing thru several owners, businessman &
>>music fan Bill Sagan bought the whole 'mess' for about $1.5 million.
>>It was piled over 25 feet high in that warehouse. It took
>>TWENTY-FIVE tractor trailer rigs to carry it all to its new home
>>where Sagan began digging thru and cataloging what he'd bought.
>>
>>He found:
>>
>>
>>Original Contracts signed by the artists
>>Handbills
>>Unused tickets
>>Over a million slides, negatives and photographs.
>>
>>Then one day while poking thru it Sagan found what he'd never even
>>dreamed of: Bill Graham had even saved the concerts themselves.
>>He'd made video & high res audio recordings of thousands of shows!
>>Sagan is not even sure, but it might be over 7,000 recordings in
>>number.
>>
>>He is selling some of it thru the above website. He is also making
>>available "Vault Radio" where you can click on the link and listen
>>(free) to some of those recordings in a rotation that includes dozens
>>of those recordings.
>>
>>Just click on "vault radio" Priceless....
>>
>>DC
>>
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| Re: Wolfgang's Vault - You won't believe this... [message #70301 is a reply to message #70267] |
Thu, 13 July 2006 14:48 |
Larry Hogan
Messages: 17
Registered: June 2005
Location: Upstate New York
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When I first read your post, I was going: Wow. what a **great** live concert
resource this is going to be! Imagine if these guys put out various live
Fillmore concerts for the collectors every month (say, "Jefferson Airplane
Live at the Fillmore, August, 1967", etc.). Even if they one-offed them like
some internet CD sales sites do, they're already remastering them for their
"radio" program, so what more would it take to do entire concerts and sell
them? Say with the actual poster in miniature on the cover, band promo shot,
set list, band personnel, etc. (Man, look at what they're asking for vintage
posters!) I really hope they start doing this, since you're absolutely right
about the nice sound quality. Very impressive. I sure buy some.
Again, thanks for the post.
Cheers,
Larry Hogan
"DC" <dc@spammersinwashington.com> wrote:
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>I was amazind at how good some of the tracks sounded too.
>
>I wonder who is doing the resto and transfer for them.
>
>I heard Hendrix the other day!
>
>DC
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>"Larry Hogan" <ooglybong@nycap.rr.com> wrote:
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>>VERY cool, DC! Thanks so much for the post. Bookmarked prominently, and
>I'm
>>already groovin' (once again) to those fabulous sounds of days gone by.
>
>>:-)
>>
>>Cheers,
>>Larry Hogan
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>>
>>"DC" <dc@spammersonmars.org> wrote:
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>>>http://www.wolfgangsvault.com
>>>
>>>Wolfgang Grajonca, aka Bill Graham, was a notorious obsessive. But
>>>he loved what he did, and we are now all his beneficiaries because
>>>one of his obsessions was that he kept everything from all his
>>>shows. Everything.
>>>
>>>It was all stashed in a warehouse; nobody even knew what was
>>>there, and after Graham died in a helicopter crash in 1991 nobody
>>>knew what to do with it, or didn't want to invest the time to find out
>
>>>what was there. After passing thru several owners, businessman &
>>>music fan Bill Sagan bought the whole 'mess' for about $1.5 million.
>>>It was piled over 25 feet high in that warehouse. It took
>>>TWENTY-FIVE tractor trailer rigs to carry it all to its new home
>>>where Sagan began digging thru and cataloging what he'd bought.
>>>
>>>He found:
>>>
>>>
>>>Original Contracts signed by the artists
>>>Handbills
>>>Unused tickets
>>>Over a million slides, negatives and photographs.
>>>
>>>Then one day while poking thru it Sagan found what he'd never even
>>>dreamed of: Bill Graham had even saved the concerts themselves.
>>>He'd made video & high res audio recordings of thousands of shows!
>>>Sagan is not even sure, but it might be over 7,000 recordings in
>>>number.
>>>
>>>He is selling some of it thru the above website. He is also making
>>>available "Vault Radio" where you can click on the link and listen
>>>(free) to some of those recordings in a rotation that includes dozens
>>>of those recordings.
>>>
>>>Just click on "vault radio" Priceless....
>>>
>>>DC
>>>
>>
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